Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the central point of disagreement with the US is Washington’s refusal to acknowledge Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology.

A spokesman for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has sharply criticized Japan, urging Tokyo to cease its “slanderous actions.”

China’s expanding naval presence across East Asian waters is unfolding alongside Japan’s accelerated militarization of its islands near Taiwan..

The Iranian foreign minister urges the US to regain Tehran’s trust in order to return to diplomacy.

China’s top diplomat has blasted Japan over its new prime minister’s remarks about possible military intervention over Taiwan.

A Japanese regional governor says he will allow a partial restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's biggest, aimed at reviving its nuclear sector to reduce fossil fuel imports.

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s remarks linking Taiwan to Japan’s "existential crisis" caters to US attempts to contain China, binds Japan’s fate to Washington’s strategy, and masks its deep fear of being discarded as a disposable ally, says a Chinese journalist and analyst.